(1992). Assessment in Early Childhood Education. Contributions to this collection explore the relationship between education and assessment in the context of the British National Curriculum and mandated nationally standardized assessment procedures. The chapters are: (1) "Concepts of Assessment: An Overview" (Vic Kelly); (2) "Progression, Observation and Assessment in Early Education: The Context" (Geva Blenkin); (3) "Assessment and the Nursery Curriculum" (Victoria Hurst and Margaret Lally); (4) "Assessment in Nursery Education: A Review of Approaches" (Lally and Hurst); (5) "Assessment at Key Stage 1: Core Subjects and the Developmental Curriculum" (Marian Whitehead); (6) "Assessment at Key Stage 1: Teacher Assessment through Record-Keeping" (Sue Pidgeon); (7) "Bilingualism and Assessment" (Eve Gregory and Clare Kelly); and (8) "In Conclusion" (Geva Blenkin and Vic Kelly). (Contains 198 references, and name and subject indexes.) (SLD)…
(2000). Working with Limited English Proficient Students: Input from the Field on a High School Newcomer Program. While the number of limited English proficient (LEP) students has grown nationwide, these students' academic achievement levels have lagged significantly behind those of their language majority peers. Dropout rates among LEP students are also high. The Newcomer Program within Kentucky's Jefferson County Public Schools is a full-day transitional English as a Second Language (ESL) program for newly arrived immigrant and refugee high school students. ESL teachers and bilingual associate instructors and teaching assistants share with the regular classroom teacher the responsibility of educating LEP students. This program offers students instruction in English as well as content classes with support in their native languages. It provides students with not just intensive language instruction, but also a safe educational environment in which to acquire basic academic and school survival skills. The Newcomer Program is characterized by an orientation to school, community, and society; an… [PDF]
(1973). Cognitive and Attitudinal Consequences of Bilingual Schooling: The St. Lambert Project through Grade Five. Journal of Educational Psychology, 65, 2, 141-59, Oct 73. Presented the fifth progress report on a community-based educational experiment that was designed to develop a high level of bilingual competence by having English-speaking children in elementary school study through French as a medium of instruction. (Author/RK)…
(1972). Research, Curriculum, Scholarship, and Endowment in the Study of Canadian Literature. English Quarterly, 5, 3, 39-46, F 72. …
(1972). A Transcultural Study of Dyslexia: Analysis of Language Disabilities in 277 Chinese Children Simultaneously Learning to Read and Write in English and in Chinese. Journal of Special Education, 6, 1, 9-26, Spr 72. …
(1969). A Program for Spanish Speaking Children. Illinois Schools Journal, 49, 3, 215-218, Fall. Describes the activities of the bilingual program for Spanish-speaking students at Elgin, Illinois. (DS)…
(1971). Accountability: Texas Style. Reading Newsreport, 6, 1, 26-30, Oct 71. …
(1971). Factory Building to Modern School in Six Months. School Management, 15, 7, 12-14, Jul 71. …
(1971). TESOL Presidential Report to the Membership 1971. TESOL Newsletter, 5, 2, 1-5, Jun 71. Speech delivered at the annual TESOL Convention, New Orleans, Louisiana, March 6, 1971. (DS)…
(1970). Developing Fluency in Standard Oral English. Elementary English, 47, 8, 1053-59, Dec '70. An examination of ERIC documents pertinent to this topic; a preprint from a forthcoming publication of the National Conference on Research in English. (Editor/RD)…
(1981). Language and Power in Canada. Society, v19 n1 p45-50 Nov-Dec. Discusses bilingualism in Canada in terms of rationale, demographic trends and reactions, and government action. Argues for a positive view of cultural diversity and for tolerance and understanding of linguistic differences. (Author/MJL)…
(1979). Results of Teaching Reading in I.T.A. to Children with Cognitive Defects. Reading World, v18 n3 p290-99 Mar. Suggests that the initial teaching alphabet has been demonstrated to be an effective tool in teaching reading to bilingual students and to students with reading and cognitive disabilities. (TJ)…
(1976). Trying Times: Haitian Youth in an Inner City High School. Social Problems, 24, 2, 228-233, Dec 76. Presents some of the unique problems of figuring mathematics in a foreign tongue, and also considers the successes and failures at communication by teachers and students. (Author/AM)…
(2003). The First Words Produced by Children in Bilingual English/Mandarin Chinese Environments. Communication Disorders Quarterly, v24 n3 p129-36 Spr. A study investigated the first words produced by 17 bilingual children (ages 1-4) speaking English and Mandarin Chinese from environments where both languages were spoken. A greater number of nouns than verbs were produced as first words in both English and Mandarin Chinese. Verbs were produced only in Mandarin Chinese. (Contains references.) (Author/CR)…
(1996). Knowledge of Basic Concepts of Young Students with Visual Impairments Who Are Monolingual or Bilingual. Journal of Visual Impairment & Blindness, v90 n5 p386-99 Sep-Oct. A study was conducted of 10 bilingual (English/Spanish) and 10 monolingual English elementary school students with visual impairments to determine any differences in their knowledge of basic concepts. No significant differences were found. There was a correlation between vision levels and scores on a tactile test of basic concepts. (CR)…